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World War II strategic bombing by populated place

  • Bombing of TokyoOn the 18th of April 1942, sixteen North American B-25 Mitchells took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet. These modified bombers flew toward Tokyo and…
  • Bombing of Hamburg in World War IIIn August 1941, the War Cabinet received a report that exposed the failure of early bombing operations. The Butt Report analyzed 600 photographs from three…
  • Bombing of ChongqingThe first Japanese air raid on Chongqing struck the city on the 18th of February 1938, marking the start of a campaign that would last until December 1944.